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BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Borrus & Dwyer	Pumped-Up Pension Plays? U.S. regulators are investigating how some companies tinker with retiree accounting.
CFO June 1, 2008 David M. Katz	Better Safe Than Underfunded Some pension sponsors are hitching their investments to actual pension liabilities using bonds rather than aiming for huge returns.
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FDIC FYI January 13, 2004 Miller & Ayres	Could a Bull Market Be a Panacea for Defined Benefit Pension Plans? This report describes the serious challenges and outlook facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and corporate defined benefit pension plans, and examines the effects on financial institutions insured by the FDIC.
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